1 Samuel 20:32:61 Sam.20.32.W6TAB
אֵלָ֛יו
elav
“to him”
- Transliteration
- e-LAV
- Extended
- ee-LAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
e-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer e-LAV
- clause
va-YO-mer e-LAV LA-ma yu-MAT ME A-SA
- sentence
va-YA-an ye-ho-NA-tan ET-sha-UL a-VIV va-YO-mer e-LAV LA-ma yu-MAT ME A-SA
Exegesis
The next vav-consecutive introduces direct speech with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer}, and the indirect object is expressed by elav {אֵלָיו | ʾē-lā-yu} “to him.”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:32
And Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him, “Why should this man die ? What has he done ?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:32:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 20:32, so the Hebrew word אֵלָ֛יו (elav) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Sam.20.32.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.32.W6.S1) and character.